July 22 – On This Day in Medical History

What happened on July 22? Explore notable medical events, breakthroughs, births and deaths from across history in LITFL’s On This Day (OTD)

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 22.

Events

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Births

1747Ernst Ludwig Heim (1747-1834), German physician; described Heim-Kreysig sign (1816)

1893 – Newton Clarence Browder (1893-1969), American physician; described the Lund and Browder Chart (1942)


Deaths

1937 James Ramsay Hunt (1874-1937), American neurologist; described Ramsay Hunt syndrome (1907) and Ramsay Hunt paralysis (1917)


Further reading

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